Read in 10th grade for school. Thought it was cool then, still think so now. ( )

A DARK AND DEPRESSING BOOK.. A GOOD READ FOR A RAINY DAY IN SEATTLE.... SETS THE MOOD AND THE SCENE... I ENJOY THE SETTING AND STORYLINE OF A UTILITARIAN NON-THINKING SOCIETY OF A FICTIONAL 1984 ( )

The big daddy of dystopias. There's not much I can say that hasn't been said. Orwell was one prescient dude. ( )

I have probably read 1984 more times than any other book, and it never loses its fascination. In Junior High school, the oppressiveness of the police state (and the sex scenes) stood out, along with Newspeak, which was a lot of fun to play with when sending notes back and forth. Later on, the psychological and political aspects come more to the fore. I only wish Orwell had called it 2034 or 2084. It would be tragic if it falls off the required reading lists because someone thinks it is outdated. ( )

This is arguably one of the most frightening depictions of what our future could look like, once you get past the fact that it takes place in 1984. I have attempted to read this book several times but not being much interested in politics I always found it dull. I recently was inspired to read it again after watching The Zeitgeist Movie and found it much more compelling. Much of Zeitgeist appears to have been lifted straight out of 1984. But interestingly, while the totalitarian socialist world of 1984 comes about through communism, in Zeitgeist it is capitalism that leads us into socialism. After reading 1984 and watching Zeitgeist I have been left with an enormous amount to think about. ( )